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02-28-2017 02:06 PM
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I reviewed your post and I understand that your computer is not recognizing the keyboard.
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03-01-2017 01:09 PM - edited 03-01-2017 01:30 PM
HP Pavilion p6653w Desktop PC: Product Page
http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-p6000-Desktop-PC-series/4269976/model/4313744/
This computer uses the N-Alvorix-RS880-uATX (Alvorix) motherboard, which does not have PS/2 keyboard port. HP Multi-Media keyboard 5187-7583 uses a PS/2 connector, and is over a decade old.
This means you may be using a USB to PS/2 adapter and not a converter. (there is a difference, for keyboards).
There are two separate ways to connect a PS/2 device to a USB port:
through using either an Adapter or a Converter.
These two slightly different methods are often confused,
which can lead to frustration because often only a PS/2 to USB converter will work for a keyboard.
The customer / end-user confusion was so bad on eBay, they wrote an instructional article on the subject.
http://www.ebay.com/gds/How-to-Connect-a-PS-2-Keyboard-to-USB-/10000000205203093/g.html
I use the Compaq USB to PS/2 Converter, CPQUSBPS, which was sold retail 15 years ago.
These appear as NOS and used products via Amazon, old computer shops, and eBay.
